The USS Carney in combat on October 19, 2023 - also at that time against Huthi terrorists controlled by Iran.

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Escalation on the Red Sea

Worrying announcement from the Pentagon!

This photo shows the 154-meter-long USS Carney 2020 in the Spanish city of Rota, where her home port is located.

On Sunday, the US Department of Defense announced that a warship, the destroyer USS Carney, had been attacked in the Red Sea. There were also attacks on several merchant ships.

The Pentagon statement said: "We are aware of reports of attacks on the USS Carney and merchant ships in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available."

The USS Carney is stationed in the US 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. Here in October 2023.

In the meantime, Houthi terrorists have claimed responsibility for the attacks. Curious: According to their statement, however, the mullah henchmen claim to have only attacked Israeli ships - there is no mention of a US warship. The two boats, Unity Explorer and Number Nine, were shot after ignoring warnings from the militia's navy, the rebels said.

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari contradicted the claim that they were Israeli ships: The two boats attacked had no connection to the state of Israel. One of the ships had been severely damaged and was in distress. It was in danger of sinking.

Are the clashes at sea in the Middle East now escalating ultimately? There had already been a series of attacks before, mainly on merchant ships owned by Israelis. Among other things, Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured a cargo ship with a helicopter almost two weeks ago and published a video of it.

In connection with the Pentagon report, the British military had previously reported a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea. However, this report was not explained in detail.

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The Pentagon did not initially provide any details about the attackers. However, the Houthi rebels have been carrying out aggressive attacks in the Red Sea in recent weeks and have already fired missiles at Israel and launched drone attacks from there.

According to a US official, who wished to remain anonymous, the attack is believed to have begun at around 10 am in Sanaa (Yemen) and lasted up to five hours. Senior officials of the US Department of Defense stated that the Carney was attacked with anti-ship missiles and drones—not a significant problem for the US destroyer. As "CNN" reports, there is said to have been no significant damage to the ship.

The USS Carney, commissioned in 1996, is 154 meters long and 18 meters wide and was named after former US Admiral Robert Carney (†1990). The destroyer has two triple torpedo launchers and 90 VLS cells (which stands for Vertical Launching System). These can be used to launch cruise missiles or anti-aircraft missiles.